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  Tom Burke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burke, a student at Boston University, was a reputed runner in the 400 metres and 440 yards, having won the AAU title (440 yards) in 1895.
In 1897, he was one of the initators of the annually held Boston Marathon, inspired by the success of the marathon event at the 1896 Olympics.
Burke later became a lawyer, but was also a part-time sports journalist and athletics coach.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Burke   (259 words)

  
 biography -- Tom Burke
Tom’s father had a very pleasing tenor voice and almost every day when he returned from work he would sit his young son on his knee and sing Irish lullabies to him.
Tom and his friends were in hiding from where they could watch the fun before running like the wind to escape the anger of their neighbours.
Tom was very sensitive to the suffering he saw in his neighbourhood and this sensitivity was reflected in the songs he sang.
histclo.com /bio/b/bio-burket.html   (2738 words)

  
 AEGiS-WSJ: New Environments Ex-Activists Find Grass Is Greener On Corporate Side
Burke was receptive to the feelers from Rio Tinto.
Burke said he understood that Rio Tinto felt it was working hard to protect the environment but there was still a gap between its self-image and the outside world's perception.
Burke and a colleague put together a list of local concerns: large inflows from the countryside of people looking for work could lead to increased prostitution and HIV infections, destruction of the forest could choke off hopes for an ecotourism industry, and port traffic could disrupt whale migrations.
www.aegis.com /news/wsj/2004/WJ041108.html   (2296 words)

  
 Tom Burke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom Burke is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College.
Burke has published articles on campaign finance law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, law and policy in the European Union, and the politics of rights.
Burke was Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. in 1993–1994 and a visiting professor in the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program at the University of California-Berkeley.
www.wellesley.edu /PublicAffairs/Profile/af/tburke.html   (231 words)

  
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While she wasnít about to tolerate any caveman attitude from Tom, maybe it would be better for her own possessive nature to let things stay the way they were between them when it came to that subjectóthe existence of their individual pasts acknowledged and accepted, as long as the details remained unspoken.
"Tom, whatever was between Max Burke and B'Elanna, it was ten years ago, and it apparently didn't leave much of an impact on her, or she would have ripped his heart from his chest and fed it to him when she saw him again." Tom looked at Harry and smiled at that colorfulóand very appealingóscenario.
Tom and Harry settled at the end of one table, and Tom nodded absently in response to several greetings.
www.loony-archivist.com /ptcarchive/fiction/equinox1.txt   (10419 words)

  
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Even while battling cancer in the hospital, Tom Burke's thoughts were firmly planted on his students and his school.
Burke, also a deputy with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, was loved by the students at Charlotte Harbor, a school for children with physical, mental and emotional handicaps, Carmany said.
Burke often related to students on a personal level-- even using their slang -- until they felt completely comfortable talking to him about anything.
www.sun-herald.com /Newsheadline.cfm?headline=5363&banner=1   (413 words)

  
 SportsCombine - Team Summary
Tom Burke led all scorers for the Tide with 23 points, followed by A. Gilbert and Derek Wagner with 12 apiece and Kurt Edmond with 11.
The Tide was led by Tom Burke and Kurt Edmonds with 12 points apiece, and Wilbur Arnold with 10.
Tom Burke led the Tide with 13 points while Derek Wagner and Wilbur Arnold each had 10.
www.sportscombine.com /scripts/p_tm_sched.asp?t=80640   (911 words)

  
 College of the Holy Cross | Holy Cross Magazine
The following eulogy was delivered by Tom Burke's Holy Cross roommate, Marty Pappadellis '85, at a Mass of the Resurrection.
Because of you, Burkey will live in me as Tom Burke, family man. Although I truly cherish all the wild, raving memories I have of Tom, the one that will stay with me the most happened at the "yearly" just a few short weeks ago, this past August.
Tom Mudd lives in a suburb of Dublin, where he is European bureau chief of Industry Week magazine.
www.holycross.edu /departments/publicaffairs/hcm/winter02/features/remembering_burke.html   (1683 words)

  
 Defensive line: Burke wants to step into spotlight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Burke knows what his new role is, but whether he can shepherd the young flock of new linemen remains to be seen.
Burke began the season as a tackle, but switched to end midway through the season where he started the final six games.
Burke, who has been slowed in practice by a sore shoulder, feels playing a full season at end should be a huge advantage for him.
www.jsonline.com /badger/20498/fb/dl8697.stm   (944 words)

  
 Survival was amazing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom and A.J., both of Morrisonville, have been like close brothers since they were in 6th grade.
Tom walked across the stage at Saranac Central High School, picking up his high-school diploma with no visible signs of the devastating accident just six months ago.
Tom’s mother, Catherine Burke, said he was lucky that he was found quickly.
www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/1999/06_1999/062719992.htm   (1233 words)

  
 Edmund Burke, Tom Paine, and generational rights.
One interesting way to gauge the prevalence of the intergenerational mindset during the late 18th century is to study the arguments put forth by commentators of the day on a prominent issue such as the French Revolution.
f106 Responding directly to Burke's arguments, Paine asserted, "I am contending for the rights of the living, and against their being willed away, and controuled and contracted for, by the manuscript assumed authority of the dead; and Mr.
Burke is contending for the authority of the dead over the rights and freedom of the living."
www.conlaw.org /Intergenerational-II-2.htm   (390 words)

  
 Thomas Burke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Burke (Irish politician) (1813–1875), MP for County Galway.
Thomas A. Burke (1898–1971), Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Senator for Ohio
Kerry Burke, Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand MP and Speaker
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Burke   (139 words)

  
 Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom is Parochial Vicar of St. Paul Cathedral in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.
Tom’s responsibilities as co-vocation director is assisting those men who are in high school discerning a possible vocation to the diocesan priesthood.
Tom’s responsibilities as co-vocation director is assisting those men who are post high school in discerning a possible vocation to the diocesan priesthood.
www.diopitt.org /vocations/programs.htm   (430 words)

  
 tom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom is from the Central New York area and is a veteran DJ and entertainer with over 20 years experience.
Tom's musical background and production experience helped to form his talents as an entertainer and master of ceremonies for many events, including wedding receptions, reunions, trade shows and other major events.
Tom and his wife, Dawn, live locally and have a son, Aaron, and a daughter, Marissa.
www.deejaynet.com /tompage.html   (278 words)

  
 PowerU.net | Student | Search Results Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom was more than willing to answer them all, clearly and in understandable detail.
I learned a greal deal from Tom Burke and I was especially please with his overall presentation.
Tom Burke kept it exciting because his love for what he teaches and ebay are hand in hand with his life.
www.poweru.net /ebay/student/searchComments.asp?id=77693661   (1349 words)

  
 Thomas F. Burke: Chicago Securities Lawyer, Commodity Futures Law, Arbitration, Litigation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom Burke has asked me to write him a letter of recommendation and I do so with great pleasure.
I retained Thomas Burke to represent me in a securities arbitration matter and I would highly recommend him to anyone who would be contemplating using his legal services.
Tom displays an integrity which is, unfortunately, seldom seen in the legal profession.
www.securitiesandcommodityfutureslawyer.com /chicago_testimonials.html   (886 words)

  
 Wild and Crazy Guy: Burke is Badgers heart and soul
Doubters are referred to the head-scratching things Burke says about himself, such as his measuring stick for signs of weakness in an opponent: "Snot bubbles," he says.
Which is why, for all his entertainment value before the camera lights, Tom Burke has proved even more entertaining under the stadium lights, 250 pounds of proof that, if you chase the heck out of perfection, you might just catch excellence in the process.
A blood brother to more than 100 teammates, Burke tears up when discussing the end of his collegiate experience, choking back his emotions when recounting his conversation with a fellow Badger senior, consensus All-American and future NFL draft pick.
www.jsonline.com /badger/fb/zoo123198.asp   (2731 words)

  
 Newsday.com - Victims Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tom Burke, 38, of Bedford, and James Connor, 38, of Summit, N.J., are still missing.
Many others were part of the group, and Chris Burke worries that the toll in Manhasset could be especially large because many of the town's residents worked in the World Trade Center towers.
Tom Burke's wife, Julie, could not be reached.
cf.newsday.com /911/victimsearch.cfm?id=748   (720 words)

  
 Burke, Tom: Dewey's New Logic
Although John Dewey is celebrated for his work in the philosophy of education and acknowledged as a leading proponent of American pragmatism, he might also have enjoyed more of a reputation for his philosophy of logic had Bertrand Russell not attacked him so fervently on the subject.
In Dewey's New Logic, Tom Burke analyzes the debate between Russell and Dewey that followed the 1938 publication of Dewey's Logic: The Theory of Inquiry.
Burke demonstrates that Russell misunderstood crucial aspects of Dewey's theory and contends that logic today has progressed beyond Russell and is approaching Dewey's broader perspective.
www.press.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/12703.ctl   (237 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Don't Give Up on Me: Music: Solomon Burke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
And if you doubt that Burke is the real star in a room crowded with those folks, consider this: the two slightest tracks here were written by Wilson and Costello, while one of the best, the album-closing "Sit This One Out," was written by someone named Pick Purnell.
Burke is truly into it - he performs with real passion, careful in the verses and explosive during the choruses, especially in the stunning ending ("one more time" Burke shouts, and the band launches into the chorus again).
Burke's interpretation is masterful (as usual) on this one - his references to Dylan ("Whatever you want you know I'm willin'/But I sure can't be Bob Dylan") perfectly capture the humorous I-got-knockdown-but-I'll-get-up feel of the song.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000068CTE?v=glance   (1916 words)

  
 Arisbe - PEIRCE-L Digest 1324 - March 10-11, 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
At 6:47 AM -0500 3/6/98, Cathy Legg wrote: >On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Tom Burke wrote: >> Moreover, we have to distinguish (whether in contempoary terms or not) >> semantic and syntactic notions of truth preservingness.
Tom Burke wrote: > Granted, the distinction between syntax and semantics did not really get > clarified until the 1930s and 1940s.
Tom Burke says: > I'm all in >favor of Peirce's broader conception of logic, and it can all be preserved >for all I know.
members.door.net /arisbe/menu/people/peirce-l/1324.htm   (3905 words)

  
 The Offical (Idiot's) Profile of Tom Burke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Although most Creative Writing majors fear a future working at fast food restaurants and living in their parents' basements, Tom Burke '03 already has a foothold in the literary world.
While Burke and Flateau did pay to publish the "Handbook," it is important to note that 1st Books is not a vanity publisher (it is, in fact, affiliated with Ingram, an established distributing house).
Burke described it as a "stepping stone towards actual publishing." Like the name implies, the house specializes in giving young authors a head start into the literary world.
www.skidmore.edu /studentorgs/skidnews/2001-10-19/a-e/artist.shtml   (299 words)

  
 SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society Guardian | Tom Burke: Nuclear can't meet carbon challenge
The case for a new atomic dawn to meet the carbon challenge is holed from stem to stern, argues Tom Burke
Nuclear power does have a part to play in meeting the climate challenge, but it is unlikely to be very much greater than the part it is currently playing.
· Tom Burke is a visiting professor at Imperial and University Colleges London and a co-founder of E3G, Third Generation Environmentalism.
society.guardian.co.uk /societyguardian/story/0,7843,1427835,00.html   (916 words)

  
 Tom Burke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Thomas Burke is the son of William Burke and Margaret Dvorsky Burke of Pittsburgh.
He received a bachelor of science degree in communications from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Duquesne University.
The youngest of three children and the only boy in my family, my parents, Bill and Marge Burke, taught my sisters, Lisa and Linda, and myself good morals and values.
benedictine.stvincent.edu /seminary/vocations/Tomburke/burkei.html   (822 words)

  
 Tom Burke Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
At the suggestion of the property’s neighbors, the Land Trust will establish a new preserve and name it after Thomas Burke, who died on September 11, 2001, in the attack on the World Trade Center.
Burke lived on McLain Street, across from Knapp’s Field, and his family continues to make their home there.
WLT’s acquisition of the Thomas Burke Preserve with private financing means that Bedford will be able to use its open space dollars on other priority properties, like Buxton Gorge.
www.westchesterlandtrust.org /Accomplishments/tomburke.html   (297 words)

  
 Expanded Biography for Thomas M "Tom" Burke at Holland & Knight
Burke is a member of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and Defense Research Institute.
Burke worked as a civil engineer and served as a Naval officer.
Burke received his B.S. in engineering from Lehigh University in 1965.
www.hklaw.com /Biographies/ExpandedBio.asp?ID=35292   (195 words)

  
 The Caballero Years/1958-59
Tom Burke received a letter from Vaughn, in which he stated that Sigma Nu was anxious to have the Caballeros.
Burke continued his leadership in ROTC the next year when he was battalion commander of the 1st battalion and at the end of the semester he was awarded a scholarship ribbon.
Tom’s work in the procuring of Sigma Chi for the Caballeros is an important contribution to the Epsilon Psi Chapter.
www.shsu.edu /~eng_wpf/history/1958-59.html   (3962 words)

  
 Tom Burke Fan Club
Tom Aspinall Burke was born at 7 Mather Lane, Leigh, Lancashire on March 2nd 1890, the first of nine children of an Irish immigrant collier, Vincent James Burke and his wife Mary Josephine Aspinall.
At the age of 12 Tom went to work in a silk mill and at 14 he followed his father down the pit.
His interest in singing started at an early age and his fellow miners would do his share of the work in exchange for a few Irish ballads.
www.geocities.com /tom_burke_fan_club/biography.html   (105 words)

  
 Company News On Call
Burke will report to Jim Orchard, President, North America and Asia Operations.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO) "Tom brings a wealth of talent and global experience to his new assignment," said Orchard.
Burke will work together with Croskey in the remaining months of 2002 to ensure an orderly transition.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/09-13-2002/0001799502   (235 words)

  
 NS Library - Tom Burke
Tom Burke takes a gloomy view of new talks on climate change and calls on Blair to translate ideals into action
Tom Burke worries about ministers' desire to see more concrete in the south of England
Tom Burke argues that, because taxes rarely achieve their intended effects, the fuel protests may prove beneficial to the environment, after all
www.newstatesman.com /writers/Tom_Burke   (215 words)

  
 San Francisco, California Lawyer: Media,Internet & eCommerce,Intellectual Property,Litigation,Newspapers & ...
Over 15 years of litigation experience concentrated on publishing related matters including the defense of defamation, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, newsgathering, advertising, reporter’s subpoena issues and media related copyright and trademark matters.
Burke regularly represents journalists in litigation to obtain access to public records, meetings and closed court proceedings.
Burke’s Internet law practice encompasses all aspects of online content liability concerns including defamation, IP, privacy, security, and emerging Internet technology issues.
www.dwt.com /lawdir/attorneys/BurkeThomas.cfm   (674 words)

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